machair
noun
machair is spelled M-A-C-H-A-I-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, machair means “A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of machair is machairs.
How many letters and syllables are in machair?
| Letters | 7: M-A-C-H-A-I-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is machair?
Machair appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of machair
- machairs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does machair mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does machair come from?
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic machair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).